Predictability of Understanding in Explanatory Interactions Based on Multimodal Cues

Türk, Olcay; Lazarov, Stefan; Wang, Yu; Buschmeier, Hendrik; Grimminger, Angela; Wagner, Petra

doi:10.1145/3678957.3685741

International Conference on Multimodel Interaction 2024

DOI: 10.1145/3678957.3685741

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Predictability of Understanding in Explanatory Interactions Based on Multimodal Cues

Olcay Türk,

Stefan Lazarov,

Yu Wang

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When to use a metaphor: metaphors in dialogical explanations with addressees of different expertise

Scharlau,

Körber,

Sengupta

et al. 2024

Front. Lang. Sci.

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The present study aims to understand how metaphors are used in explanations. According to many current theories, metaphors have a conceptual function for the understanding of abstract objects. From this theoretical assumption, we derived the hypothesis that the lower the expertise of the addressee of an explanation, the more metaphors should be used. We tested this hypothesis on a relatively natural data set of 24 published videos with close to 100,000 words overall in which experts explain abstract, mostly scientific concepts to persons of different expertise, varying from minimal (children) to profound (expert). Contrary to our expectations, the frequency of metaphors did not decrease with expertise, but actually increased. This increase could be statistically substantiated with higher differences in expertise. The study contributes to a better understanding of the use of metaphors in actual explanatory processes and how metaphor use depends on contextual factors. It thus supports the expansion of the conceptual and linguistic perspective on metaphors to include the aspect of how metaphors are used by speakers.

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When to use a metaphor: metaphors in dialogical explanations with addressees of different expertise

Scharlau,

Körber,

Sengupta

et al. 2024

Front. Lang. Sci.

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Predictability of Understanding in Explanatory Interactions Based on Multimodal Cues

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When to use a metaphor: metaphors in dialogical explanations with addressees of different expertise

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